​Maureen Wilks

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Artist, Photographer, Writer

Desert Larkspur

Delphinium occidentaleButtercup

​​When the spring rains arrive, if they do then in good years the desert west of Socorro puts on a spectcular flower show. These delicate flowers appeared on the rocky slopes of an old volcanic lava field. Their elegant conical spurs reminded me of reading Tintin in Tibet as a teenage.